Botanica Ltd. Madagascar import

Nice! Mine arrived on Thr, too! The package left Madagascar on June 20, so it took only 9 days. They are mostly in good conditions:


(top L to R) Aerangis fastuosa var. françoisii, Aerangis seegeri, Erasanthe henrici x 2
(bottom L to R), Angraecum drouhardii, Angraecum mahavavense, Angraecum platycornu, Angraecum pseudofilicornu, Angraecum scottianum, Beclardia macrostachya, Microcoelia gilpinae.

E. henrici are huge; 2-3x of Malala plant, which I used to have! I hope Microcoelia and A. platycornu were a bit more streesed than others. I hope they will make it.

And a couple more from Botanica's stock:

(top, L to R), Aerangis brachycarpa, Angraecum equitans, Angraecum praestans, Brasiliorchis schunkeana, Cribbia confusa, Jumellea walleri, (2nd row, L to R) Christensonella pumila, Oeoniella polystachys, Rhipidoglossum rutilum, Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinium, (3rd row, L to R) Rodriguezia decora, Stenocoryne aureofulva, Tolumnia sylvestris

 

I think so. But I don't have lots of experiences with Angraecoids, so I'm sure you know more than I do. For 20 or so species, I haven't had too much troubles with their acclimation, though. I also mount with a little bit of sphag since it is easier to observe what it is doing. More recently, I just pot them in med. bark: med. perlite (sponge rock): home made charcoal=2:1:1. I don't use fungicides, but I've heard that root-shield (Trichoderma) could help promoting root growth. I generally start with pure water (easiest to get hydration). Then I move to a little bit of Kelp product (Maxi Crop) as the phytohormones. If some plants look really stressed, I start with aspirin water (around 1-3 325mg tablet per gallon). But for plants which is in decent shape, I wouldn't use it. It is kind of a "stress signal", so growths could be suppressed in some plants. I also use fairly dim light until the leaves start to grow, too, since the lack of roots can't support a higher rate of transpiration.

According to Stewart et al. (Angraecoid Orchids), A. protensum is lithophyte or terrestrial amongst rocks, 1600-2000m, Central highlands of Madagascar.
Hillerman & Holst's book (An Introduction to the Cultivated Angraecoid Orchids) says that it should be potted in semiterrestrial mix and give good light (3000fc in summer). Some chilling and drying are probably beneficial, but they don't seem to be essential. It refuses to flower under low light. The locality: Mt. Analamamy, the Ambatofinandrahana area, Ivohibe.

So I'm guessing that you are doing right!

 

Looks good, Chuck! I got J. teretifolia earlier with LOC, and it was one of the slower ones to start to grow for me.

A few of them started to grow from Malala batch. I lost A. pseudofilicornu and Beclardia macrostachya, but I'm surprised that Microcoelia gilpinae, which looked pretty rough, started to show some sign of growths.

 

That's cool! I hope that it will flower soon! Do you keep it warm and pretty dry-end?

 

Thank you for the info!

 

Nice, Chuck. Mine (via LOC, from around Mar-April) are starting to flower, but later ones from Botanica are still adjusting for me!